Neapolitan Proverb
author
F. Marion Crawford
(Bagni di Lucca, Italy, 1854 - 1909, Sorrento, Italy)
Date19th century
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.009216
eMuseum ID722567
Other Number9.a.2.12.x
EmbARK ObjectID34887
TMS Source ID18337
Last Updated8/22/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesStationery printed: Green Hill / Brookline Mass.
Inscribed in ink (bottom): Chi lascia la vecchia e prende la nuova, / Sa quello che lascia--non quello che trova / Neapolitan proverb [He who leaves the old and takes the new, / Knows what he leaves--not what he finds]
Inscribed in ink (bottom): Chi lascia la vecchia e prende la nuova, / Sa quello che lascia--non quello che trova / Neapolitan proverb [He who leaves the old and takes the new, / Knows what he leaves--not what he finds]
F. Marion Crawford
late 19th century - early 20th century
F. Marion Crawford
24 July 1907
